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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous]Madonna moved to Portugal so her about to turn 13-year old soccer fanatic son, David, who wants to play professionally could train there.  She is quoted as saying that the level of soccer in America is much lower than in the rest of the world.  They are in Lisbon.

Damn,  even Madonna has it figured out.[/quote]

So the secret to U.S. soccer development isn't reaching out to underserved communities. Instead, it's to be wealthy beyond imagination so you can live wherever you want?[/quote]

Hit the nail on the head with reaching out to underserved communities. That's exactly what needs to happen. 
Change is in the air: 
https://ussoccerfoundation.org/blog/post/something-is-changing-in-soccer--something-for-the-better- 
The point missed in the USF blog post is that the future world-class US players will likely come from this pool of underserved communities. [/quote]

It's funny the article also talks about how kids aren't having fun, but I'm sure gearing the system towards
finding, developing, and funneling kids who will yield a fantastic national team down the road will remedy that.[/quote]

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